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J. OOCHRAN.

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APPLICATION rum) DEG. 20,1901.

Paented June 29,1909.

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James Cochran J. GOGHRAN.

BOX. APPLIOATION FILED 0110.20.1967.

926,640; Patented June 29, 1909.

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Snuudicw 7 flames Cochran UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTCE.

JAMES COOHRAN, OF LOOKPORT, NEW YORK.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES CoeHRAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lockport, in the county of Niagara, State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

The present invention has reference to box constructions, and it aims,primarily, to provide an exceedingly light and strong packingreceptacle, consisting, essentially, of a skeleton wooden frame and apanel of paste-board or similar fibrous material secured thereto.

The invention further resides in the provision of a receptacle of theabove specified type, in which each end section consists of an inner andan outer frame so arranged with respect to each other, as to form acontinuous double rabbet, the inner rabbet affording a firm support forthe panel interposed between said frames, the dimensions of which panel,are the same as those of the inner frame, and for the cross brace orbraces, when used, while the outer rabbet in like manner, serves tosupport the adjacent edges of the side, top and bottom sections, as wellas the panels, which form a part of said sections, thus providing aseries of overlapping or looking joints between the several sections.

These and other features which form the subject matter of the presentcase, will be fully understood from a consideration of the followingdetailed description, and their preferred embodiment is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which corresponding parts are designatedby similar reference numerals in the several views.

Of the said drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective View of the box. Fig. 2is a hori- Zontal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is avertical section on the line 33 of the same figure. Figs. 4 and 5 aredetail views of modified forms of the end sections. Fig. 6 is afragmental view of a further modified form of end section. Fig. 7 is asection on the line 77 thereof.

In Fig. 1, a portion of the top section of the box is broken away forclearness of illustration.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 7 and 8 designaterespectively, the top Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 20, 1907.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Serial No. 407,293.

and bottom sections of the box, 9 the side sections, and 10 the endsections. The last mentioned sections, in the particular construction ofwhich, the invention chiefly resides, comprise each separate inner andouter rectangular skeleton frames 11 and 12, the edges of the frame 11being spaced away from those of the frame 12, so as to providecontinuous outer and inner rabbets, 13 and 14 respectively. In additionto the frames, above referred to, each end section further includes aninterposed panel 15 of card board, paste-board, veneer, or othersuitable material, the edges of said panel resting against the adjacentface of the inner rabbet and extending between the frames of the endsection, the nails or other fastening devices employed, being passedthrough said frames and through the panel. The interposition of thepanels between the frames of the end sections, and the formation of thecontinuous inner rabbet, effect the retention of the panels in place andfirmly support the same. 1

The construction above described, may be further strengthened to aconsiderable extent by the provision of a pair of inner and outer crossbraces 16 and 17, which are likewise disposed upon opposite sides ofeach panel 15, and are secured together by a series of fasteners asshown in Fig. 1. The opposite ends of each brace 1.6 fit in the top andbottom portions of the inner rabbet 14 and are connected to thecorresponding members of the inner frame, while the ends of the braces17 contact with the adjacent members of the outer frame, as likewiseshown in said figure. It will therefore be apparent that while the endsections and their panels are strengthened by the provision of the pairsof braces, each inner brace is positively supported by having its endsprojecting into and fitting in the corresponding portions of the innerrabbet, thus presenting a compact, strong, and at the same time,exceedingly light structure.

The side sections 9 of the box, which are fitted between the endsections, above described, consist each of a fibrous or other panel 18and a series of spaced horizontal braces 19, whose length isco-extensive with that of the panels. The ends of said braces, and thevertical edges of the panels to which they are secured, fit in thevertical portions of the rabbets 13 and are held in place therein byfastening devices which extend into the Cir rrcd to the top and bottomedges to form a support for the panels of the top and botto'n st ions atsuch points,

d bottom sections should be likewise pro aided with "out and rear whichoverlap those on n. e side sections just referred to. llS disposition.of the braces serves to stre ion the box at the several edges thereof,and to firmly clamp the several panels in pi while the top T l'iS izeunderstood that a second pair of braces may as employed, in whichinstance, they arranged at right angles to the hrstment1oned pair, asshown g ch figure, the s" lemental braces are indicated by the nume -iS22 and 23. if desired, however, the braces may be entire y dispensedwith, shown in Fig. 5, although such braces materially strengthen theend sections, as above stated.

in the further A iodified form of the end igs. 6 and 7, the arrangein Fii, in

section shown in ment of the two frames is such that while thecontinuous outer rabbet 18 is produced as in the preferred form, theinner edges of the corresponding members of said frames occupy commonplanes. instead of the inner rabbets formed continuously of the inneredges, they are shown in this modification of the invention, as for nedonly partway of the inner edges two o posite sides of the inner frame,thus roducing short seats These seats are adapted to receive therabbeted or halved ends of brace whose thickness is equal to thecombined thickness of said frames, the outer face of said brace beingflush with that of the outer frame, while its inner face is flush withthe inner face of the inner frame.

The box may be constructed in various sizes, according to the purposefor which it is intended. The several panels with which the sections ofthe box are provided, may be constructed, as ab ve stated, of anysuitable material, fibrous or otherwise, while the frames of the endsections, and the several braces may be constructed of wood, or othersuitable material.

i fhat is claimed is:

at cease-o 1. A packing boX, comprising, in combination, connected top,bottom, side and end sections, each end section consisting of an innerand an outer skeleton frame so ariged with respect to each. other, as toform continuous inner and outer rabbets between the cor pending edgesthereof, the outer rabbet being adapted to receive the adjacent edges ofthe first-mentioned sections.

2. ii packing box, comprising, in combination, end sections, eachconsisting of an inner and an outer SXOlBtOD frame, so arranged withrespect to each other, as to form continuous inner and outer rabbetsbetw the corresponding edges thereof; a panel interposed between theframes of each end section; and top, bottom, and side sections havingtheir er sup ported upon the corresponding sides of the outer rabbets ofthe end sections and secured to the inner frames thereof.

3. A. packing box, comprising, in combi nation, end sections, eachconsisting of an inner and an outer skeleton frame, so arranged withrespect to each other as to form rabbets betweethe corresponding inneredges thereof; inner and outer braces secured to each end section, theinner braces each having its opposite ends supported upon said rabbets;a panel interposed between the iames and braces of each end section; andtop, bottom, and side sections having their edges supported upon the adjacent edges of the end sections, the edges of the end sectionsoverlapping those of the top, bottom and side sections.

A. backing box, comprising, in combination, end sections each consistingof an inner and an outer skeleton frame, so arranged with respect toeach other, as to form continuous inner and outer rabbets between thecorresponding edges thereof; inner and outer braces secured to each endsection, each inner brace having its opposite ends supported upon theinner rabbet; a panel interposed between the frames and braces of eachend section; and top, bottom, and side sections having their edgessupported upon the outer rabbets of the end ections.

5. A packing box, comprising, in combination, end sections, eachconsisting of an inner and an outer skeleton frame, so arranged withrespect to each other, as to form continuous inner and outer rabbetsbetween the corresponding edges thereof; inner and outer braces securedto each end section, each inner brace having its opposite once supportedupon the inner rabbet; a panel interposed between the frames and bracesof each end section; and supported at its edges upon the inner rabbetthereof; and top, bottom and sine sections having their edges supportedupon the outer rabbets of the end sections and secured to the innerframes thereof.

6. A packing box, comprising, in combination, end sections, eachcomprising separate inner and outer skeleton frames and an interposedpanel, the edges of each inner frame being spaced from those of theouter frame to form a continuous rabbet; and top, bottom, and sidesections having their edges fitted in the rabbets in said end sections,and secured to the inner frames thereof.

7. A packing box, comprising, in combination, end sections, eachconsisting of separate inner and outer skeleton frames, the edges ofeach inner frame being spaced from those of the corresponding outerframe, to form continuous inner and outer rabbets braces secured onopposite sides of each panel, each inner brace having its ends supportedin the corresponding inner rabbet; and to bottom and side sectionshaving their ec ges fitted in the corres onding sides of the outerrabbets of said en sections and secured to the inner frames thereof,each top, bottom and side section consisting of a panel, and a series ofbraces secured to a face thereof, the ends of said braces and the edgesof said sections fitting in the corresponding sides of the outer rabbetsof said end sections and secured to the inner frames thereof.

8. A packing box, comprising, in combination, sections, each consistingof a pair of skeleton frames so arranged with res ect to each other asto produce inner rab ets and continuous outer rabbets, a brace havingits ends seated in the inner rabbets, and additional sections havingtheir edges seated in the outer rabbets of the first mentioned sections.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

J AMES COCHRAN.

Witnesses:

FRED D. MoYER, J. M. COOHRAN.

